TechTogether NY 2020
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Role:
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UI/UX Designer
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Timeline:
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Dec. 2020
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Skills:
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UI/UX Design, Prototyping, Front End
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Tools Used:
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Figma, Visual Studio Code
TechTogether hosts hackathons designed for women and non-binary hackers around the world. Working until all hours of the night, we were a team comprised of women from Greece, Finland, and the United States. As one of the team’s UI/UX designers, I developed prototypes, created vector images, and communicated frequently with my team members.
The Problem
With the increase of technology and growing isolation due to the pandemic, our society has become fragmented. We are so disconnected that many of us call our neighbors strangers. What happens when we are left alone and have no one to call?
The Design Process
User Analysis
Personas
Sally
Goal: Spend quality time with her children
Pain Points: -
Sally finds it difficult to buy groceries and other necessities because she does not want to take her children with her
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She is often exhausted after a long day of work
Granny
Goal: Find a sense of community in her neighborhood
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Granny finds it difficult to pick up her medication from the drugstore
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Due to the pandemic, her son began delivering groceries to her door
Task Analysis
With the personas in mind, our team created 3 high-level tasks:
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Set Up An Account
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Ask For Help
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Help People Around You
Design Iteration
Wireframes
Vector Image Creations
One of my main roles was creating vector graphics for the on-boarding process and main bulletin board feature. For our high fidelity prototype, we decided to focus on two groups in particular: the elderly and single mothers. I designed the vector graphics based on our personas.
Final Iteration
